Catalan

Verb

fugir ‎(first-person singular present fujo, past participle fugit)

1. to flee
2. to run away
3. to escape

Conjugation

Related terms

• -fug suff
• fuga f
• fugida f
• fugina f
• fugitiu adj, m
• fuita f

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal [Term?], from Vulgar Latin fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- ‎(“to flee”).

Verb

fugir

1. to flee; to run away

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- ‎(“to flee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ˈd͡ʒiɾ/

Verb

fugir

1. to flee; to run away
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 14 (facsimile):

     fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.

     ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.

Descendants

• Fala: fuxiil
• Galician: fuxir
• Portuguese: fugir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fugir, from Vulgar Latin fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.ˈʒi(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [fu.ˈʒi(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [fu.ˈʒi(ɻ)]
  • Homophone: fugi (with the dropped -r)
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ˈʒiɾ/

Verb

fugir ‎(first-person singular present indicative fujo, past participle fugido)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with de) to run away; to flee (to move away from something unpleasant quickly or suddenly)

   Os terroristas fugiram da cadeia.‎

   The terrorists ran away from jail.

   Não foge das suas responsabilidades.‎

   Don’t run from your responsibilities.

2. (transitive with an indirect objective pronoun) to be forgotten

   O seu nome me fugiu.‎

   I’ve forgotten your name. (literally: your name ran away from me)

Usage notes

The sense of to be forgotten is usually used with à memória, da mente or similar.

Conjugation

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:fugir.

Synonyms

• (to flee): debandar, desaparecer, desertar, escapar, escapulir, retirar-se

Derived terms

• fugir à memória

Related terms